diff --git a/includes/base/element-base.php b/includes/base/element-base.php
index fd2857a7631..77bef1c906e 100644
--- a/includes/base/element-base.php
+++ b/includes/base/element-base.php
@@ -624,6 +624,14 @@ public function print_render_attribute_string( $element ) {
 	 * @access public
 	 */
 	public function print_element() {
+		ob_start();
+		$this->_print_content();
+		$content = ob_get_clean();
+
+		if ( empty( $content ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		$element_type = $this->get_type();
 
 		/**
@@ -653,7 +661,7 @@ public function print_element() {
 		$this->_add_render_attributes();
 
 		$this->before_render();
-		$this->_print_content();
+		echo $content;
 		$this->after_render();
 
 		$this->enqueue_scripts();
diff --git a/includes/base/widget-base.php b/includes/base/widget-base.php
index af39f7bb03f..f912ca1c647 100644
--- a/includes/base/widget-base.php
+++ b/includes/base/widget-base.php
@@ -465,6 +465,22 @@ protected function _add_render_attributes() {
 	 * @access public
 	 */
 	public function render_content() {
+		ob_start();
+
+		$skin = $this->get_current_skin();
+		if ( $skin ) {
+			$skin->set_parent( $this );
+			$skin->render();
+		} else {
+			$this->render();
+		}
+
+		$widget_content = ob_get_clean();
+
+		if ( empty( $widget_content ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Before widget render content.
 		 *
@@ -483,17 +499,6 @@ public function render_content() {
 		?>
 		<div class="elementor-widget-container">
 			<?php
-			ob_start();
-
-			$skin = $this->get_current_skin();
-			if ( $skin ) {
-				$skin->set_parent( $this );
-				$skin->render();
-			} else {
-				$this->render();
-			}
-
-			$widget_content = ob_get_clean();
 
 			/**
 			 * Render widget content.